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Deutsche Bank made at least $654 million in profit in 2008 from trades pegged to the global benchmark interest rates that are under investigation by regulators world-wide, internal bank documents show.

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BATS said a "system issue" allowed hundreds of thousands of transactions in a four-year period to be executed at prices that might have violated securities rules.

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New mortgage rules set to be unveiled today by the federal consumer watchdog will spell out how lenders must ensure that borrowers can repay their home loans.

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Two hedge-fund rivals are squaring off over nutritional-supplements company Herbalife. Meanwhile, the SEC's enforcement division has opened an inquiry into the firm.

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Obama plans to nominate Lew as Treasury secretary. The choice of the White House's chief budget expert to succeed Geithner signals the president is set to aggressively pursue his economic-policy goals in his second term, including his insistence on raising more tax revenue as part of any deficit-reduction deal. The White House also confirmed that Holder will stay on as attorney general. Labor Secretary Solis will step down. Obama still must pick leaders for the Commerce Department and OMB.

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Obama's pick for CIA chief, John Brennan, faces questions from Democrats and Republicans about his views on the CIA interrogation program.